Today in the news: Record number of right whales spotted on Earth Day

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Apr 23, 2011 at 12:01 AMApr 23, 2011 at 10:00 PM

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"We're looking at an exceedingly rare animal in unusual numbers in one of their last critical habitats." – Whale scientist Charles Mayo, commenting on a record number of endangered right whales that are gathered in Cape Cod, Mass. The gathering is giving scientists a rare look into the lives of the giant mammals.

News to know

Sen. John McCain visited Benghazi, Libya, on Friday, and while he was there, he called for greater funding of the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi. The former presidential candidate also wants the U.S. to play a bigger role in protecting the rebels and ousting Gadhafi.

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A high school student fooled her school by pretending she was pregnant. The Washington teen called it a social experiment. Watch the report below.

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